Angle bar for show windows and the like



Aug. 21. 1928. 1,681,201

H. F. A. WACHTER ANGLE BAR FOR SHOW WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 8, 1925 `Patented Aug. 21,319.28.v

UNITE-D...STATES 'HENBY "1.`A. WAcHTEn; or renti, ILLINoIs.

"j ANGLE l nan Fon snowY WINnoWs i AND THE LIKE. f

A Application filed December 8, 1925.. ASerial No."it4,01r2.

" The object oi this invention is to provide "any angle `bar orpaner'onnector for show Windows, show cases, and other' similar' structures,` wherein it is vdesiredto `connect two or more panes of glass Without the use` of` inullionsor corner posts, the device of my invention being ot'such nature that it may y f be manufactured inlarge quantities at low cost? and'of` relatively light `Weight material,

stantial-ly lrigid jointfa'tfthe :juncture et the p angle.

but be, nevertheless, ofsufiicient longitudinal and transverse rigidity to fulfillall requirey `ments of devices of thiscliaracter. p

The invention consists inan angle bar for show windows and the like, comprising,in a broad sense, a pair ofv similar, Vpreferably interchangeable strips, adapted to be arranged at the juncture of and to contact with the opposite sides ofpanes of glass, or'other plates,and in means forl so connecting these strips that Vtheyfvvill clamp they panes oi glass, or'plates, betweenthem totorm a subpanes, without" makingnecessary theuse of any connecting means which pass directly through the panes of glass,l as l 'will proceed nowto explain-and' finali In the accompanying-.d h

ing the invention, in the several iigures ot which like parts are similarly designated, Figure l is a fragmentary sectional perspective view illustrating the `device of my in-v vention in its arrangement for connecting `two panes of glassjoining each other at an angle. F ig. 2 is av transverse sectional ele# ration showing the invention in substantially the same arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein an unbroken finish is preserved upon the strip forming the outer edge of the corner. V1*`i,f:,i.g3fis a `view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the fastening means so arranged asto preserve an unbroken finish upon the strip at the interior of the corner Fig. i illustrates the device of the invention in its use in connecting panes of glass which define between them an angle greater than a right angle. Fig. 5 illustrates the device of the invention in use as a connector between panes of glass arranged in line with each other, or,.in other words, as a division bar. Fig. -6 shows .the device ot the invention when used as a means for connecting a pane of glass with a frame of wood, or other material.

` As hereinbefore indicated, the device of 'the invention consists in a'pair of substanv tially similar strips a and b each formed rawin gs illustratpieferably of a single piece Voffbendable y slieetinetal of such gage and stiffness` aste retain its shape when:` bent to any desired'v angle. i Thesev strips .a and -b [have corner portions l of substantially oval-shape in` cross section, as shown, 'and are .provided with -wings @extending therefrom and adapted togfengage with vand frictfionally` hold thepanes of glass. c. y At the points,`

where the'` wings 2 diverge fromthe corner portionsl, lips 3 are formed and itis at thesev pointsthat the bending -ot the wings takesplace,` as will be hereinatterfpointedi out, the substantially oval form` of the cor- Vner port-ions l being thereby preserved.

The means ter connecting these two strips, ierA thepurpose of clamping the panes ot glass between them, comprises a plurality of boits` 4- suitably spaced throughout `the -length of the strips and having their heads?)` lying 'within the corner `portieri ofthe strip (i and;.detachablyi` and inovably retained. i 1

therein by. the lips -3. These bolts- Innesy through iholes 6 provided inthe corner portion l' ofthe strip b and clamping pressure `'is -apl'ilied bynieans of nuts `Tthreaded" on the bolts and engagingthe outer surface of the corner portion l of the strip b. p

As liereinbefore pointed out, the strips designated@ and Z) aresimilar and interchangeable and may, therefore, be cut trom' the same stock. The only diii'erence between the two is madeV during their application by assembling thehead 5 ot' the bolts 4 in the portion l `oit one of them and drilling holes 6 to accommodate them. n

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, where it is these bolts in the other oi'Y desired toprovide anunbrolren corner at the i exterior ot the angle defined by the Vpanes oit glass, the strip a is used at theroutside. The

vcorner portion l ot this strip having' the heads of the bolts 4 lying within it and concealed by it, the outside oi the angle presents f a finished appearance. However, iiwit is desired to provide anunbroken finish upon the interior of the angle formed the panes` at their Junction, 1t is merely necessary to' of the strips a and b may be bent so as to accommodate the angle bar for use in connecting panes of glass meeting at any angle, such as an. obtuse angle as shown in Fig. Ll, or they may form a division bar, as shown in Fig. 5.

As shown in Fig. (l, the strips (L and b majv7 be used for connecting panes of glass with wood or other frames or sills, by bending their wings as shown. and attaching them in appropriatel relationship to the pane of glass (Z by means of screws 8 or other suitable fastening devices.

lf desired. when thus arranged, the strips (L and b may be provided with holes 9 for VentilatingA purposes, and drain holes 10 may be 'formed in them for an obvious purpose.

The provision o1 the substantially oval corner Jortions l of the strips makes for relatively great strength and rigidity at the joints due to the column `formation produced thereby; thus oli'ering ample resistance to wind and other pressures applied late ally of the joint, and ot ample strength to carry loads applied longitudinally of the joint.

B v providing strips 'for the formation of my Vangle bar which may be bent to accommodate the angle bar to any angle formed b v the parts to be connected, am able to obviate theV necessity for the provision of the specially fabricated angle bars now `erenerally in use, thus materially reducing construction costs. Y

The flexibility of my angle bars is such as to provide for movement of the members Lesrzoi connected thereby due to the contraction and expansion incident to heat and cold, without injury either to the connected members or to the angle bars.

The strips may7 be made in various sizes and ot' various stiilness to suit them for the purposes for which the;v are to be used.

Although l have hereinbetore particularly described the invention Ain its application as au angle bar for connectingr panes of glass in show windows and the like. it is to be understood that it is oll equal utility in connecting sheets or plates of materials other than glass in the connection of the parts of various other articles and structures such as containers and eases of various sorts.

Changes in the device as described are contemplated as within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the follmvingpr claim.

An angle bar tor `show windows and the like. comprisingr a pair olj similar interchangeable pane-engaline' strips adapted to be bent so as to be arranged at the juncture ot the panes to be secured and contactingv with op posite sides of' said panes, and a bolt having its head detachably engaged by one of said strips and movable therein when in adjusted position and carrying a nut adjustably cooperating with the other of said strips for damping?r the panes between the strips.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of November. 1925.

HENRY F. A. VVACHTER.

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